Invercargill teenager Alena Saili, fresh out of Southland GHS, is the only new cap in an experienced Black Ferns Sevens squad selected

New Zealand have survived a scare against the United States to complete a perfect opening day of the Wellington Sevens.

There will no excuses around poor preparation should the All Blacks Sevens fail to fire in their title defence at this weekend's Wellington

Tomasi Cama is not unduly concerning himself with the possible impact of the new high tackle laws on this weekend's Wellington Sevens.

Weekend tournaments are all the rage in rugby and league but will they live up to their own hype? Which tournament are you most eager to watch?

Vilimoni Koroi has his eyes and ears wide open this week. Why wouldn't he, having just entered the All Blacks Sevens squad as one

The All Blacks Sevens have a tasty Wellington opener against Gordon Tietjens' Samoans, but interim coach Scott Waldrom is keen not

All Blacks TJ Perenara and Anton Lienert-Brown and All Black Sevens star Scott Curry were among several top rugby players to strip down for a Jockey shoot.

Southern provinces are the big winners in the naming of the 14-strong All Blacks Sevens squad for next week's World Series event in Wellington.

It was a Counties Manukau bonanza in Rotorua yesterday as Counties Manukau lifted both the men's and women's titles at the national

The stars came out to play - and mostly shone - on day one of the National Sevens in Rotorua.

Auckland will be short of big names but not pace as they prepare for this weekend's national provincial sevens tournament in Rotorua. With

Allan Pollock is having his first crack at coaching sevens and he is liking what he has seen - and could see - from a young, but talented

Counties Manukau are counting on their support play, to the fore in 2016, as they prepare for a realistic tilt at a fifth national

The "golden age" of events like the Wellington Sevens and NRL Nines may be drawing to a close.

Newshub have reported that Tongan Men's Sevens player Atelea Okati has died following a car accident on December 28.

This Saturday could see the start of something big in international schools rugby sevens.

Current New Zealand Sevens captain and Olympic silver medallist Sarah Goss once spent time gracing the front cover of every Weet-Bix box in the country.

The post-Sir Gordon Tietjens era has begun in poor fashion for the New Zealand Sevens. The All Blacks Sevens side - 12-time World

The New Zealand women's sevens side has toppled the Olympic champions in the opening event of the new world series in Dubai.

The New Zealand women's sevens team have won three from three on day one of the world series opener in Dubai.

Tenika Willison is relaxed about how much game time she might receive next weekend in Dubai.

The Black Ferns Sevens are entering the season opener next weekend with eight survivors from that silver-medal winning campaign.

The new All Blacks Sevens coach would like to reopen the vexed discussion about using Super Rugby players in World Series tournaments during the summer.

The 'ruck, rock and rumble' mantra has certainly worked well in Singapore, writes Andrew Alderson.

COMMENT: The team of the year is simple - Fiji. Their Olympic gold has the romance factor, something which has all but evaporated from world sport.

Sir Gordon Tietjens is hurt that he will miss the first two world circuit tournaments with Samoa - because he is still on 'gardening leave' from New Zealand Rugby.

Sonny Bill Williams is named as an ambassador for BMW in New Zealand - and receives his own luxury vehicle.

A left-field selection is emerging as the front-runner for the vacant All Blacks Sevens coaching post and he's not a New Zealander.

Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu is on the sharply worded warpath again, attacking the appointment of Gordon Tietjens as the Samoan sevens coach.